juvenile literature

"A high-interest introduction to the size, speed, and purpose of one of the world's largest aircraft carriers, including a brief history and what the future holds for the Nimitz aircraft carrier"--Provided by publisher.

Briefly introduces the United States Department of Homeland Security created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, covering responsibilities such as securing the borders, air travel security, preparing for disasters, and protecting against cyber attacks.

A coming-of-age profile of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who became the second woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court and overcame gender discriminaton and anti-semitism in order to achieve her appointment.

Profiles famed civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall, whose successful arguing of the Brown v. Board of Education case before the U.S. Supreme Court led to a landmark ruling overturning school segregation, and later became the nation's first black Supreme Court justice.

Profiles African-American leader Coretta Scott King, whose lifelong devotion to the cause of civil rights included founding the Center for Nonviolent Social Change to carry on the legacy of her late husband, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Introduces the Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, and her journer to get to the 2016 Olympics.

Examines Ellis Island, exploring the history of immigration processing that took place there.

Provides facts about the Chicago Cubs baseball team, including information that correlates to each letter of the alphabet.

Highlights the history of NASCAR, its top drivers from past to present, and the high-tech equipment used.

Perry Wallace was born at an historic crossroads in U.S. history. He entered kindergarten the year that the Brown v. Board of Education decision led to integrated schools, allowing blacks and whites to learn side by side. A week after Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech, Wallace enrolled in high school and his sensational jumping, dunking, and rebounding abilities quickly earned him the attention of college basketball recruiters from top schools across the nation. In his senior year his Pearl High School basketball team won Tennessee's first racially-integrated state tournament. The world seemed to be opening up at just the right time, and when Vanderbilt University recruited Wallace to play basketball, he courageously accepted the assignment to desegregate the Southeastern Conference. The hateful experiences he would endure on campus and in the hostile gymnasiums of the Deep South turned out to be the stuff of nightmares. Yet Wallace persisted, endured, and met this unthinkable challenge head on. This insightful biography digs deep beneath the surface to reveal a complicated, profound, and inspiring story of an athlete turned civil rights trailblazer.